Ripley County vs. Switzerland County

	Ripley County (IN)	Switzerland County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	28,523	10,717
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.0%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	28,814	10,666
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	28,818	10,613
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.7%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	17.3%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	48.5%
White alone, percent	97.0%	96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.9%	2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.4%	95.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,060	967
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,453	5,383
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.1%	73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$149,800	$110,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,138	$994
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$409	$387
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$691	$769
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.4%	6.3%
Building permits, 2018	97	61
Households, 2014-2018	11,165	4,297
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	4.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	80.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.9%	68.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.4%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.1%	9.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.2%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.9%	55.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	49.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	222,865	20,191
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,797	$1,937
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.6	40.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,295	$47,929
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,423	$23,347
Persons in poverty, percent	11.1%	17.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	651	128
Total employment, 2017	9,260	1,500
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	375,840	51,581
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-12.8%	-4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,805	622
All firms, 2012	2,200	636
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,106	366
Women-owned firms, 2012	582	223
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,029	605
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	227	85
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,681	531
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	64.6	48.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	446.43	220.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ripley county (IN) and Switzerland county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.